
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | S 6 | N 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 749 | 803 | 2218 | 1914 | 1282 | 659 | 299 | 151 | 83 | 180 | 16 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:20PM3.14m | 00:21AM3.29m | 12:53PM3.31m | 00:59AM3.45m | 1:27PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.61m | 6:35AM0.16m | 6:52PM0.39m | 7:12AM0.05m | 7:29PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | -1 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
106 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 715 | 364 | 155 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 299 | 151 | 83 | 34 | 16 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 11 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | N 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | N 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | N 15 | — | — | — |
29 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | 73 | 632 | 1818 | 1368 | 1810 | 1664 | 55 | 307 | 749 | 803 | 2218 | 1914 | 1282 | 659 | — | 3 | 22 | 180 | 483 | 639 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 618 | 645 | 160 | 645 | 186 | 162 | 647 | 645 | 692 | 647 | 703 | 703 | 406 | 270 | 208 | 21 | 159 | 533 | 141 | 168 |
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